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Saving Our Children From Poverty

What the United States Can Learn From France

By: Barbara R. Bergmann

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Saving Our Children From Poverty

What the United States Can Learn From France

By: Barbara R. Bergmann

More than one in five American children live below the poverty line, a proportion that exceeds that of any other advanced nation. Although large numbers of Western European children live with single or unemployed parents, or belong to disadvantaged minorities, they are better shielded from severe deprivation by carefully designed public assistance programs. Saving Our Children from Poverty describes one of the most successful European systems of assistance for families, that of France, and through comparison with American programs offers a valuable guide to improving our own safety net for children and reforming our dysfunctional welfare system. Saving Our Children from Poverty details the array of benefits available to both high- and low-income families in France. Government-run nursery schools provide free, high-quality care for almost all children between the ages of three and six. Children also receive guaranteed medical care under a national health insurance plan. The French system offers married couples most of the same benefits as single parents, and creates strong incentives to seek and hold jobs rather than remain on welfare. A French single mother who chooses to work still receives substantial income supplements, housing assistance, subsidized health care, and access to public child care facilities. In stark contrast, her American counterpart loses most of her cash benefits if she takes a job and receives no government assistance with child care. Because American policies focus disproportionately on aiding the poorest non-working families, parents forced to rely on low-wage jobs are frequently left without the resources to provide their children with an adequate standard of living. As the public debate on welfare reform continues to rage, ever more American children fall into poverty. Why does the nation remain so unresponsive to their plight? Saving Our Children from Poverty probes the American aversion to national assistance programs, citing the negative attitudes that have seeped into the current political discourse. A lack of faith in the federal government's administrative abilities has bolstered a trend toward decentralization of programs, as well as a growing resistance to taxation. Racial antipathies and a belief that financial support encourages irresponsibility further undermine the development of programs for those in need. Saving Our Children from Poverty illustrates what a nation no wealthier than ours can realistically accomplish and afford, and concludes with a viable blueprint for successfully applying aspects of France's system to the United States.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610440455

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9781610440455

America's Child Care Problem

The Way Out

By: Barbara R. Bergmann,Suzanne Wiggins Helburn,Suzanne Wiggans Helburn

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America's Child Care Problem

The Way Out

By: Barbara R. Bergmann,Suzanne Wiggins Helburn,Suzanne Wiggans Helburn

The revolution in women's lives has created an unprecedented demand for non-parental child care, and sparked a growing child care industry run by both public and private providers. In this book, two esteemed economists examine the causes and potential cures of the child care problems that face this country today. Writing for policymakers, parents, and providers alike, Suzanne W. Helburn and Barbara R. Bergmann provide the first in-depth look at the child care industry, identifying crucial problems such as quality of care and the high cost of even mediocre care. Moreover, the authors identify sources for change–including stronger regulatory procedures on providers and suppliers of care–and more government subsidies. America's Child Care Problem examines the views of key players in all facets of the child care industry: CEOs, politicians, policy advocates, foundation directors, child care providers, and parents; and offers specific advice and guidelines for parents to use when selecting care. The book helps parents understand the hidden costs of child care; the pros and cons of child care centers versus care by nannies, relatives, and family-run centers; and danger signals that indicate a low quality of child care.

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273

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Palgrave Macmillan

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1403962111

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9781403962119

Is Social Security Broke?

A Cartoon Guide to the Issues

By: Barbara R. Bergmann,James Cleaver Bush

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Is Social Security Broke?

A Cartoon Guide to the Issues

By: Barbara R. Bergmann,James Cleaver Bush

A funny, smart, and engaging book on Social Security? You bet! Let Bill and Betty Boomer, their parents Ed and Ethel Elderly, and the young married Steve and Sue Sprout take you through the thickets of this thorny issue. You will come to understand why people are so worried about Social Security, how it operates, how we can keep it going, the problems we would face under a privatized system, and why Americans have always chosen to shore up this important program. You will learn about the system and the current debates surrounding it--and find yourself enjoying it at the same time. Barbara R. Bergmann is Professor Emerita, University of Maryland and The American University. Jim Bush is the editorial cartoonist for the Providence Journal.

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108

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University of Michigan Press

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0472023055

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9780472023059

In Defense Of Affirmative Action

By: Barbara R. Bergmann

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In Defense Of Affirmative Action

By: Barbara R. Bergmann

At a time when quotas and preferences are under attack nationwide, Barbara Bergmann courageously show that without the help of affirmative action America will never be able to attain a truly race-blind and sex-blind society, for it is naive to imagine that the abolition of affirmative action will lead to a system based solely on ability. Women and minorities do in fact need assistance in cases where prejudice or habit leads to preference for white males in all openings. Free of the posturing that has so often degraded this debate, In Defense of Affirmative Action is a clarion call to maintain affirmative action as a just and indispensable solution to a chronic problem in American society.

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Basic Books

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0465098347

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9780465098347

The Economic Emergence of Women

By: B. Bergmann

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The Economic Emergence of Women

By: B. Bergmann

This new edition of a classic feminist book explains how one of the great historical revolutions - the ongoing movement toward equality between the sexes - has come about. Its origins are to be found, not in changing ideas, but in the economic developments that have made women's labour too valuable to be spent exclusively in domestic pursuits. The revolution is unfinished; new arrangements are needed to fight still-prevalent discrimination in the workplace, to achieve a more just sharing of housework and childcare between women and men, and, with the weakening of the institution of marriage, to re-erect a firm economic basis for the raising of children.

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Springer

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1403982589

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9781403982582

Saving Our Children From Poverty

What the United States Can Learn From France

By: Barbara R. Bergmann

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What the United States Can Learn From France

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Book's by Barbara R. Bergmann

Saving Our Children From Poverty

Saving Our Children From Poverty

America's Child Care Problem

America's Child Care Problem

Is Social Security Broke?

Is Social Security Broke?

In Defense Of Affirmative Action

In Defense Of Affirmative Action

The Economic Emergence of Women

The Economic Emergence of Women

Saving Our Children From Poverty

Saving Our Children From Poverty

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